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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S5 Plus's 78.1 score. Galaxy Note5's body is newer and a bit thinner, but also somewhat heavier than Galaxy S5 Plus. Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note5, although it has a little smaller screen, a way worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a quite inferior amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy Note5, because although it has 4 less cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Plus, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same sensor size, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also has a larger diafragm aperture.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 3000mAh battery size instead of 2800mAh.
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